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Zhī

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Zhī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zhī | Zhi1
English translation
surname Zhi
to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

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About Zhī

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Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

26

Traditional form

Zhī

Contains the radical

Zhī

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A hand  yòu holding a branch  shí for support

Etymology of Zhī

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

十又

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand ( yòu ) lifting a piece of bamboo ().

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Example sentences using Zhī

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收支 shōu zhī 相抵 xiāng dǐ ,净存两千 Yuán .

The accounts show a surplus of 2,000 yuan.

他们 tā men 厚板 zhè Zhī chuán de 甲板 jiǎ bǎn .

They planked the ship's deck.

收取 shōu qǔ 税款 shuì kuǎn bìng 支付 zhī fù xiàn zhài .

The treasurer receives tax collections and pays the county's debts.

独自 dú zì hēng zhāo Zhī 曲子 qǔzi .

He was humming a tune to himself.

shè le 那支钢笔 gāng bǐ .

He picked up the pen.

Words with Zhī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
支持 zhīchí to support支持 zhīchí
Zhī to support Zhī
支付 zhī fù to pay (money)支付 zhī fù
支票 zhīpiào cheque支票 zhīpiào
支撑 zhīchēng to prop up支撐
支援 zhīyuán to support支援 zhīyuán
支出 zhīchū to spend支出 zhīchū
枪支 qiāng zhī a gun槍支
开支 kāizhī expenditures開支
支配 zhīpèi to control支配 zhīpèi
支柱 zhīzhù mainstay支柱 zhīzhù
支持者 zhī chí zhě supporter支持者 zhī chí zhě
分支 fēn zhī to branch分支 fēn zhī
支队 zhī duì detachment (of troops)支隊
支点 zhī diǎn fulcrum (for a lever)支點
支架 zhī jià trestle支架 zhī jià
收支 shōu zhī cash flow收支 shōu zhī
透支 tòu zhī (bank) overdraft透支 tòu zhī
支气管 zhī qì guǎn bronchus支氣管
支行 zhī háng subbranch of a bank支行 zhī háng
支持率 zhī chí lǜ support level支持率 zhī chí lǜ
支离破碎 zhī lí pò suì scattered and smashed (idiom)支離破碎
支部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party支部 zhī bù
支线 zhī xiàn branch line支線
支书 zhī shū branch secretary支書

Zhī Decomposition & Compounds

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Zhī Decomposition

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Zhī Compounds

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  • Zhī
      • , , fén , táo , , chāng , gāo , , dōng , , , , ,
    • sǒu
      • sōu , sōu , shòu , sǎo , sōu , sōu , sōu , sōu , sōu , sōu , sǒu , sōu , , sōu , , , , , , , sōu , 餿 sōu ,
    • , , zhī , chì , zhī , , zhī , , , shì , guǐ , zhì , guì , , , , , zhī , , , , , , , , , , ,
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